In May 2010, the Biometrics Institute formed the Biometrics Vulnerability Assessment Expert Group (BVAEG). The Group was established to raise awareness about the importance of biometric vulnerability assessments and to exchange knowledge and experiences.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is having lots of amazing features. One of the most highlighted feature of the Android ICS is the Face Unlock where a user can unlock the phone showing his/her face. But like anything else, it is having a negative side too and it can cause a major security risk.

Sébastien Marcel was invited to present the TABULA RASA project at the one-day by invitation-only meeting of the Biometric Vulnerability Assessment Expert Group (BVAEG) on Oct 21 2011 at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London.